Shoe-polishing machine.



. Mimmo.

SHGE EOLSl-"LING MACHINE.

MPLIGATION FILED MAY 25,15910.

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Patented Nov. i910,

L. I. MINATO.

SHOE POLISHNG MAGHINEl APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1910.

974,585. Patented Nov. 1, 1919.

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Unirse erstens retirions* ernten.

LONGHAIR MINATO, F PLANO, IDAHO SHGE-PGLISHXNG MACHINE.

Specification of Letters atent.

Application led May 25, 1910.

To all whom 'iz' may concern.'

Be it known that l, LONGHAIR iviis Minimo,

a subject of the lniperor of Japan, residing at Plano, in the county of Fremont and State of idaho, have invented new and usciinl Improvements in Shoe-Polishing Machines, ot which the following in a specili- ,atioin l This invention relates to shoe polishing,` machines ot that 'type in which an endless band or belt utilized for polishing the shoes.

The invention has for one of its objects to improve and simplify the construction and operation o1c machines ol.E this character so as to be comparatively simpl. and inexpensive to manufacture, reliable and eilicient inuse, and capable of being readily manipulated.

Another object ot the invention is the provision of a machine which can be operated hy one foot while the shoe on the other `foot is being polished.

.i further object is the employment ot novel operating means for the polishing 25 belt or hand and for maintaining the proper tension thereon. Y

l'nrtlier object is the provision ot an. adjustable toot rest disposed in cooperative v relation with the band so that the shoe enwith the rest can be eti'ectively pol- 1.5hed.

'lilith these objects in view and others, as will appear as the description proceeds. 'the invention comprises the various novel teatnres oi construction and arrangement of parte which will be more Jfully described hereinafter and sel forth with particularitf.VY Y, flaims appended hereto.

'n the :ict'mnpaniying dra wings, which one embodiment ot the invention,

i is a vertical section talwn een throuvh the machine. Fie'. is a vertical scf* n talen parallel with the iront e 1. YP'. o'i. #u -1 or ine mamme. i ig, o is a hon/,ontal se tion, on une Fre: l. Fig. 4 is a detail view ot the wans for raising and lowering the sito@ resi. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on lino avi, lire'. 2.

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g in the ruideways by bolts 2O 'pa I y the base portion ot the slides and extending Patented Nov. 1, 1910.

serial No. 563,355.

e'erring to the drawings, A. designates a supporting,- framework or other suitable structure which supports the rvarions parts of the machine. At the bottom of the machine is a horizontal shaft l extending parallel with the 'front of the frame and on which is mounted a treadle 2, which is conneeted by a pitman 3 with a crank arm 4 on a rotary shaft that is mounted in bearings G adjacentthe to of the frame and near the rear thereof. n this shaft 5 is 'a miter gear 7 which meshes with the miter gear '8 on the rear end of a transversely-extending horizontal shaft 9 which serves to impart power to the polishing; belt driving means. B vthe oscillation ot the treadle Q, the crank and pitman connection will cause continuous rotation of the shatts 5 and 9, and as the result, the belt will be driven continuously in one direction. i

The polishing belt or band B passes around drivinfaT rolls l0 mounted in bearings lll at the ends of the iframe immediately aty the top thereof, and from these rolls the hand extends inwardly `and upwardly to pass under idler rolls 13 which are'disposed at.y opposite sides and below the foot rest C, over which the top liight ot the belt extends. The driving, rolls 10 are `provided with sprocket wheels 14 which mesh with a sprocket chain l5 that receives power from a. sprocket wheel 'l0 tastened to the forward end or the shaft D. The idler rolls 13 may he inovably mounted so as to maintain the proper' tension on the belt. or band B. For

jonrnaled in slides 17' which move hack and forth in guideways 18 formed on the top ot the trame and extending along the 'tront and rear thereof. interposed between the outer ends ot these `ruideways and slides lare helical springs it) which urge the slides inwardly so as to maintain the proper tension on the belt when the shoe is placed on the rest C. The slides 1T are movably held fng' through loosely through slots Q1 in the. guideways.

The toot rest C is mounted in such a manner that it can be raised or lowered, accord-g ingA to the size ot the 'toot and convenience .port or bar Q2 which has at its ends dependof the user. Accordingly, the rest is mounted on a centrally-disposed horizontal suping members 'Q3 which move in verticallydisposed tubular guides 24 fastened to the frame of the machine at the front and rear thereof.4 On the members 23 are rack teeth 25 with which mesh pinions 26 fastenedto a shaft 27 journaled in bearings L8 on the frame, and on the front end of this shaft is an operating crank or handle 29 that is provided with a ratchet wheel 30 engaged by a spring pawl 31 fastened on the frame, so that the crank can be readily turned to raise or lower thefoot rest to any position of adjustment, and when the crank ceases turning, the spring pawl will ho'ld the parts locked. It' desired, the foot rest can be moved back and forth to present different ortions of the shoe to the polishing belt or and. On the support 22 is arranged a longitudinal guideway 32 in which is slidably mounted a plate 33 that lcarries the foot rest. This plate can slide back and forth in the guideway 32 and will be held in any position of adjustment by a spring 34- disposed in the, guidewa)v l2 to t'rictionally engage the plate l. It might. be desirable to pi otally mount thc 'l'oot rest for the purpose. ot allowing the shoe to be partially turned around so that the belt can vreach the heel portion, and in this case, a socket-carrying stem 35 will be formed on the slide 33 to receive a ball 3G on the bottom of the rest.

In using the machine, a shoe to be polished will be supplied with blacking or polishing paste by a suitable dauber, and the shoe thus prepared, is placed on the'toot rest C with the belt l extending over the shoe. The foot rest will be j n.operly. adjusted by turning the crank Q9 so that the desired tension will be imparted to the belt. The trcadle is now operated. so as to cause the belt to pass over the shoe vand polish the surface thereof, the foot being' n'ioved back and forth and turned from side to side as the belt continues to operate so that all portions of the shoe will be polished. lt will be preferable for the user ot the machine to seat himself in a chair so that ond toot can be used for operating the machine while the shoe on the other foot is being polished.

From the foregoing dpscription, taken in connection with the accoi-` panying drawings, the advantages of the constructioii and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled' in the art to which the invention' vappertains, and While I have described the principle of Aoperation of the invention, together with the appara-tus which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative, and that such changes may be made when desired as are within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim isz-- l. A machine of the class described comprising a supporting frame, an endless polishing band, operating means for the band, a vertically adjustable support, a slide movable on the support, a foot rest disposed above the slide and under the upper flight ot the band, and a universal joint between the foot rest and slide.

2. A machine of the class described coinprising a supporting structure, a foot rest thereon, an endless polishing element having its upper flight extending transversely over the rest, means for supporting and operating the element, idlers engaging-the upper liight of the element` at opposite sides ot" and below the rest, horiZontally-i'nevable delvices on which the idlers are supported, horizontal alining guides in which the devices slide, and yielding means pressing the devicestoward each other for tensioning the polishing elementv on the shoe supported by the rest. 3. A machine ot the class described comprising a supporting structure, an endless polishing baud, a 'foot rest disposed to support a shoe in cooperative relation with the band, means tor motmting the foot rest tor movement back and forth with respect to the band, and means lor adjusting the vertical position of the t'oot rest. j

et. A machine of the. class Adescribed comprising a. suppm'ting structire, an endless polishing band, driving rollsaround which the band passes, a sprocket and chain mechanism for driving the. rolls, a' 'foot-operated device for actuating the said mechanism, spring-presseffl i'dlers engaging the top flight ot the band, and an. adjustable 'foot rest disposed above and between the idler rolls and under the active portion of thciband.

5. A n'iachine of the class described comprising a sup )orting structnre,an endless polishing` band, driving rolls around 'which the band passes, a mechanism for driving the. rolls, a device for actuating the said mechanism, idlers engaging over the. 'top flight. olf the band, an adjustable toot rest. disposed above and between the idler rolls and under the active portion of the band, yielding means for pressing the idlcrs in- 'ardly toward eachother and toward the restand means for raising and lowering the foot rest. j

G. A machine of the class described comprising a suj'lporting structure, an endless polishing band, driving rolls around which the band passes, a sprocket and chain mechanism for driving the rolls, a' toot-operated device for actuating the said mechanism, springpressed idlers engaging the top flight of the timid, an adjustable foot rest disposed. l In testimoni; whereof I aix my signature above' and between the idler foils and under in presence o two Witnesses.

the active portion of. the band means for f' -T raising and. lowering the foot rest, and LOGHAR I MINATU' means for permitting the foot rest to be. Vitnesses:

moved back and forth under the active p0r- A I. YAMAGATA, tion of tho band. i TOM SASAOE. 

